COVID-19 vaccine associated demyelination & its association with MOG antibody.



Netravathi, M, Dhamija, Kamakshi, Gupta, Manisha, Tamborska, Arina ORCID: 0000-0003-4661-8407, Nalini, A, Holla, VV, Nitish, LK, Menon, Deepak, Pal, PK, Seena, V
et al (show 7 more authors) (2022) COVID-19 vaccine associated demyelination & its association with MOG antibody. Multiple sclerosis and related disorders, 60. p. 103739.

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Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>ChAdOx1-S (Covishield™/Vaxzervria, AstraZeneca) and BBV152 (Covaxin) SARS-CoV-2 vaccines are proven to be safe and effective, but rare complications have been reported.<h4>Objective</h4>To describe reports of central nervous system (CNS) demyelination following ChAdOx1-S and BBV152 vaccinations.<h4>Methods & results</h4>We report 29 (17 female; mean 38 years) cases of CNS demyelination; twenty-seven occurred in temporal association with ChAdOx1-S vaccine; two in association with BBV152 vaccine. Eleven patients had presentation with myelitis, six patients developed optic neuritis, five had acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis, three presented with brainstem demyelination, and four had multiaxial involvement. Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) antibodies were positive in ten patients. One patient with ADEM and tumefactive demyelinating lesions died after a prolonged intensive care unit stay and superimposed infection. As compared to the control group (87); the postvaccinial cases were found to have a significantly higher mean age, presence of encephalopathy (p value:0.0007), CSF pleocytosis (p value: 0.0094) and raised CSF protein (p value: 0.0062).<h4>Conclusions</h4>It is difficult to establish a causal relationship between vaccination and neurological adverse events such as demyelination. The temporal association with the vaccination and the presence of MOG antibodies raises the possibility of an immunogenic process triggered by the vaccine in susceptible individuals.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: MOG, SARS-CoV-VACCINE, COVID-19, CNS DEMYELINATION
Divisions: Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 13 May 2022 14:07
Last Modified: 03 Oct 2023 08:26
DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2022.103739
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3154745